Japanese Politicians

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  Ex Japanese PM Shinzo Abe Assassinated: 5 Things We Know

  Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe, the country's best-known politician and longest-serving leader, died on Friday after being shot at a campaign event.

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  Sena's Sanjay Raut's "Hiroshima Bombing" Comparison To Pegasus Row

  Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday asked who funded the alleged snooping of politicians and journalists by Pegasus and compared it with the Hiroshima bombing, saying while the attack on the Japanese city had resulted in the death of people, the spyin

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  Tokyo Games: Coronavirus Could Force Olympics Cancellation, Says Top Japanese Politician: Report

  Tokyo Games: Olympic organisers insist the Games can be held safely and have released virus rulebooks to allay public fears. They point out sporting events are continuing in Japan, but opinion polls show a majority of Japanese favour a postponement or cancellation of the Games.

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  China Jails Former Japanese Politician For Smuggling Drugs In Shoes

  A court in southern China sentenced a former politician from Japan to life imprisonment on Friday for attempting to smuggle drugs out of the country hidden in the soles of platform shoes.

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  Senior Japanese Minister Shunsuke Mutai, Carried Over Flood Waters Last Year, Resigns

  A senior Japanese politician criticised last year for being carried over flood waters while inspecting deadly typhoon damage was out of a job today after joking about the incident.

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  'Pregnant' Male Politicians Lead Japan Housework Drive

  A trio of male Japanese politicians has gamely strapped on "pregnancy vests" that simulate swollen bellies in a lighthearted campaign for men to pick up the slack in a nation where women do most of the housework.

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  Mao Zedong's Letter to UK Politician Sells For £600,000

  A letter from Mao Zedong calling on the leader of the British Labour Party in 1937 for help against Japanese invaders sold for more than 850,000 euros at auction in London on Tuesday.

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  Barack Obama Says Sorry to Japan After WikiLeaks Claims of US Spying

  US President Barack Obama today apologised to Tokyo after WikiLeaks claimed Washington had spied on Japanese politicians, a government spokesman said today.

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  US Spied on Japan Government, Companies: WikiLeaks

  The US spied on senior Japanese politicians and major companies including giant conglomerate Mitsubishi, according to documents released today by WikiLeaks, which published a list of at least 35 targets.

• Japan's Crying Lawmaker Sparks Pay Cuts

  A provincial Japanese assembly, became globally famous when a lawmaker was filmed sobbing over his alleged misuse of public funds, cut politicians' allowances on Monday.

• Narendra Modi and Shinzo Abe: A Rare Affinity

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi was only the third person that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe followed on Twitter, after his wife and a politician from that country.

• Death Toll Could Double to Over 80 in Hiroshima Landslide, More Rain Falls

  Heavy rain delayed a search on Friday for more than 50 people believed buried under a deadly landslide on the edge of the Japanese city of Hiroshima, as opposition politicians rounded on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for his handling of the disaster.

• Japan Police Raid Apartment of 'Crying Politician'

  Japanese police on Friday raided the apartment of a provincial politician who became an Internet sensation after he was filmed crying like a toddler when confronted about his alleged misuse of public funds.

• Japan's Crying Lawmaker Quits Post

  A provincial Japanese politician, who was filmed crying like a toddler while trying to explain his profligate use of public funds, quit his post Friday as he was embroiled deeper in a corruption scandal.

• Sobbing Japanese Politician Tenders Resignation

  A Japanese politician, who was seen sobbing over dubious spending in a video that went viral, has resigned.